Retail

Senate shows support for Internet sales taxes

By ALAN FRAMAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Advocates of an effort to help states collect taxes on Internet sales won a symbolic but important victory Friday as the Senate signaled solid bipartisan support for the proposal. Senators voted 75-24 for a nonbinding measure that endorses giving

Bank closure leaves Cyprus businesses high and dry

By ELENA BECATOROSAssociated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - At Jenny Dobreva's a convenience store, a customer comes up to get a lighter. She apologetically turns him away. It's not because he doesn't have enough money - it's because she doesn't have enough change. Such scenes are

The humble beginnings of the cash register

By RZT-ad NEW YORK (AP) - Imagine a store without a cash register and no other accurate ways to quickly tally up daily sales. That was the case for all retail establishments before the 1880s. Most store owners were left in the dark about whether they were making a profit or loss - and many

The cash register rings its last sale

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIOAP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Ka-ching! The cash register may be on its final sale. Stores across the country are ditching the old-fashioned, clunky machines and having salespeople - and even shoppers themselves - ring up sales on smartphones and tablet computers. Barneys